The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob
Release: 1973-10-17
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Horse Film
Les Films Pomereu
SNC
Cast
Christine Boisson
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Zvee Scooler
as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Henri Guybet
as Salomon, Pivert's driver
Georges Adet
as Old Levi
Alix Mahieux
as Patient at the dentist
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Police biker
Denise Péronne
as General, mother of Alexander
Jacques Pisias
as Policeman in Orly (uncredited)
Vincent Ropion
as Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)
Annick Roux
as Ground hostess (uncredited)
Malek Kateb
as Aziz, Farès henchman
André Falcon
as Minister
Popeck
as Moishe Schmoll
Paul Bisciglia
as Pump attendant
Raymonde Vattier
as Marquise (uncredited)
Miou-Miou
as Antoinette Pivert
Jacques François
as General
Michel Duplaix
as Policeman in Orly
Micheline Kahn
as Hannah
Yves Peneau
Robert Favart
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Olivier Lejeune
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Paul Mercey
as Vindictive motorist (uncredited)
Philippe Brigaud
as Deputy Minister
André Penvern
as Assistant to Andréani
Pierre Vaudier
as Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
as Rabbi Jacob
Marcel Gassouk
as Butcher (uncredited)
Robert Le Béal
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Frédéric Norbert
as Flower delivery man (uncredited)
Abderrahmane El Kebir
as Farès henchman
Dominique Zardi
as Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"
Charles Bayard
as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Guy Bonnafoux
as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Janet Brandt
as Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother
Xavier Gélin
as Alexandre, general's son
Denise Provence
as Esther
Francis Lemaire
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Louis de Funès
as Victor Pivert
Suzy Delair
as Germaine Pivert
Claude Giraud
as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Michel Fortin
as Biker policeman
Jérôme Deschamps
as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Clément Michu
as Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)
Pierre Koulak
as Omar, Farès henchman
Michel Robin
as Priest of the Invalides
Claude Piéplu
as Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Renzo Montagnani
as Farès
Gérard Darmon
as Farès henchman
Roger Riffard
as Assistant to Andréani
